The General Fisheries Council of the Mediterranean (GFCM) is launching a university devoted to small-scale fisheries. The SSF University will offer workshops and training courses to small-scale fishing people and…
The controversy over the Catch App rolled out by the UK authorities for small-scale fishermen to declare landing figures continues. According to the MMO, improvements have been made to the…
The ten signatories to the Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean met earlier this month earlier to discuss science-based management of fisheries in Arctic…
Serious doubts have been raised about the way systems for the sustainability of fish stocks is assessed. According to an expert paper produced by the Shetland Fishermen’s Association, arbitrary targets…
A panel of five international fisheries experts has encouraged South Africa to work more closely with neighbouring Namibia in managing deep-water hake stocks. The experts, who spent a week in…
The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) has expressed its bemusement at the UK Fisheries Bill published today. This proposes denying Irish fishermen automatic access to UK waters, and would have catastrophic…
Six active fishermen from around the UK are joining the steering group of the Future of Our Inshore Fisheries project as it moves into its next phase. The six all…
In the aftermath of the widespread dissatisfaction in Iceland over the Samherji affair in Namibia, in which the Icelandic company stands accused of paying bribes for access to quotas and…
Nearly half of the fish caught worldwide are from stocks that are scientifically monitored. On average, these are increasing in abundance. Effective management appears to be the main reason these…
The decision has been taken not to renew the annual exemption that has in previous years licensed pelagic trawling in a sensitive area off the western French coast. The Rochebonne…